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Letter: b
Total idioms: 9849 - currently selected: 898 (50 per page)Block out
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block out (third-person singular simple present blocks out, present participle blocking out, simple past and past participle blocked out)
1. (transitive) to prevent from entering or penetrating
? High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.
? After finding out she had
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block out (third-person singular simple present blocks out, present participle blocking out, simple past and past participle blocked out)
1. (transitive) to prevent from entering or penetrating
? High-factor suncream blocks out the sun's rays.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) to prevent (a thought) from entering one's mind.
? After finding out she had
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Blockbuster
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Something that is outstanding, impressive or particularly successful, such as a film or a book ,is called a blockbuster.
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The TV series was a blockbuster.
Something that is outstanding, impressive or particularly successful, such as a film or a book ,is called a blockbuster.
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The TV series was a blockbuster.
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Blocking and tackling
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blocking and tackling (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, US) Basic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.
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blocking and tackling (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic, US) Basic tasks or skills in an undertaking or occupation.
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Blood and guts
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blood and guts (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) gore; gruesome images.
? It is a film for the more mature audiences, but there is plenty of blood and guts to please the younger viewers too.
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blood and guts (uncountable)
1. (idiomatic) gore; gruesome images.
? It is a film for the more mature audiences, but there is plenty of blood and guts to please the younger viewers too.
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Blood in the water
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blood in the water
1. (idiomatic) In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).
blood in the water
1. Alternative spelling of
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blood in the water
1. (idiomatic) In a competitive situation, the exhibition of apparent weakness or vulnerability by one party, especially when this leads to a feeling of vulnerability or greater pressure to perform on the part of the weak party, and/or enhanced expectation of victory by the other(s).
blood in the water
1. Alternative spelling of
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Blood, sweat and tears
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A project or action which involves blood, sweat and tears requires a lot of effort and hard work.
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His success wasn't due to luck; it was blood, sweat and tears all the way.
A project or action which involves blood, sweat and tears requires a lot of effort and hard work.
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His success wasn't due to luck; it was blood, sweat and tears all the way.
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Bloom is off the rose
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the bloom is off the rose
1. (idiomatic) The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.
2. (idiomatic, business, economics) Business is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.
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the bloom is off the rose
1. (idiomatic) The person, object, or situation identified in the context has lost its novelty, freshness, appeal, or acceptability.
2. (idiomatic, business, economics) Business is not going well for a particular identified firm or industry, or the overall economy has taken a downturn.
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Blossom out
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blossom out
1. (idiomatic) To blossom, to show beauty.
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blossom out
1. (idiomatic) To blossom, to show beauty.
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Blot on the escutcheon
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blot on one's escutcheon
1. (idiomatic) Something damaging to one's reputation.
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blot on one's escutcheon
1. (idiomatic) Something damaging to one's reputation.
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Blot one's copy book
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Someone who blots their copy-book does something to spoil their good record or reputation through bad behavior.
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He blotted his copy-book when he was arrested for speeding.
Someone who blots their copy-book does something to spoil their good record or reputation through bad behavior.
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He blotted his copy-book when he was arrested for speeding.
A-si strica firma
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Cineva care-si strica firma face ceva care ii diminueaza reputatia sau bunul nume printr-un comportament urat sau fapte rele.
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Si-a stricat firma cand a fost amendat pentru viteza.
Blot out
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blot out
1. Used other than as an idiom: see blot, out.
2. (transitive) To obscure.
? The moon blotted out the sun and all was dark.
3. (transitive) To make indecipherable; to obliterate
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blot out
1. Used other than as an idiom: see blot, out.
2. (transitive) To obscure.
? The moon blotted out the sun and all was dark.
3. (transitive) To make indecipherable; to obliterate
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Blow a fuse
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If you blow a fuse, you suddenly lose your temper and become very angry.
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1. Charlie blew a fuse yesterday when he discovered that his ipod had been stolen.
2. When he learned that his daughter had eloped, he blew a fuse.
If you blow a fuse, you suddenly lose your temper and become very angry.
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1. Charlie blew a fuse yesterday when he discovered that his ipod had been stolen.
2. When he learned that his daughter had eloped, he blew a fuse.
A lua foc
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Cand iei foc, iti pierzi firea si devii dintr-o data foarte nervos si agitat.
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1. Cristi a luat foc ieri cand a descoperit ca ipod-ul lui a fost furat.
2. Cand a aflat ca fiica sa a fugit sa se marite, a luat foc.
Blow a gasket
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When a furious person blows a gasket, they explode with anger. To become very angry or upset.
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1. When the shop was burgled for the third time, the owner blew a gasket.
2. Jack blew a gasket when he saw his son's poor report card.
When a furious person blows a gasket, they explode with anger. To become very angry or upset.
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1. When the shop was burgled for the third time, the owner blew a gasket.
2. Jack blew a gasket when he saw his son's poor report card.
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Blow a kiss
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blow a kiss
1. (idiomatic) To kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.
? We haven't yet kissed, but she blew me a kiss as the train pulled out of the station. That meant a lot to me.
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blow a kiss
1. (idiomatic) To kiss one's hand, then blow on the hand in a direction towards the recipient.
? We haven't yet kissed, but she blew me a kiss as the train pulled out of the station. That meant a lot to me.
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Blow away
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blow away (third-person singular simple present blows away, present participle blowing away, simple past blew away, past participle blown away)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see blow, away.
2. (transitive) To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.
? He blew away the dust which had collected on the book.
3. (intran
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blow away (third-person singular simple present blows away, present participle blowing away, simple past blew away, past participle blown away)
1. Used other than as an idiom: see blow, away.
2. (transitive) To cause to go away by blowing, or by wind.
? He blew away the dust which had collected on the book.
3. (intran
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Blow away the cobwebs
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If something blows away the cobwebs, it makes you feel more lively and refreshes your ideas.
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Let's get out of the house. A walk on the beach will blow away the cobwebs!
If something blows away the cobwebs, it makes you feel more lively and refreshes your ideas.
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Let's get out of the house. A walk on the beach will blow away the cobwebs!
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Blow chunks
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blow chunks
1. (idiomatic, slang) To vomit chunks of undigested food.
2. (idiomatic, slang) To suffer from explosive diarrhea.
3. (idiomatic, slang) To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.
? The old version was okay, but the new version blows chunks.
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blow chunks
1. (idiomatic, slang) To vomit chunks of undigested food.
2. (idiomatic, slang) To suffer from explosive diarrhea.
3. (idiomatic, slang) To be very bad, inadequate, unpleasant, or miserable; to thoroughly suck.
? The old version was okay, but the new version blows chunks.
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Blow hot and cold
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If you blow hot and cold about something, you constantly change your opinion about it. To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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The boss keeps blowing hot and cold about the marketing campaign - one day he finds it excellent, the next day he wants to make changes.
If you blow hot and cold about something, you constantly change your opinion about it. To behave inconsistently; to vacillate or to waver, as between extremes of opinion or emotion.
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The boss keeps blowing hot and cold about the marketing campaign - one day he finds it excellent, the next day he wants to make changes.
A umbla in doua luntri
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A iti schimba mereu parerea despre ceva, a oscila intre extreme ale opiniilor sau emotiilor.
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Seful umbla in doula luntri cu campania de marketing - o data zice ca e excelenta, dupa aia vrea sa faca schimbari.
Blow it
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blow it
1. (idiomatic) to fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.
? I blew it and forgot to start the spaghetti, so I had plenty of sauce and no pasta.
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blow it
1. (idiomatic) to fail at something; to mess up; to make a mistake.
? I blew it and forgot to start the spaghetti, so I had plenty of sauce and no pasta.
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Blow me
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blow me!
1. (idiomatic) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
? When Kelly told Jose he was a misogynist pig he said, "Blow me bitch!".
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blow me!
1. (idiomatic) An expression of discontent or aggravation to another party.
? When Kelly told Jose he was a misogynist pig he said, "Blow me bitch!".
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Blow me down
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blow me down
1. (idiomatic) A cry of surprise
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blow me down
1. (idiomatic) A cry of surprise
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Blow off
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1. To shirk or disregard (a duty or person).
2. To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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1. I decided to blow off the meeting and leave early.
We've both been blowing off Peter all day: he's really boring. 2. Her leg was blown off by a landmine.
1. To shirk or disregard (a duty or person).
2. To shoot something with a gun, causing it to come disconnected.
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1. I decided to blow off the meeting and leave early.
We've both been blowing off Peter all day: he's really boring. 2. Her leg was blown off by a landmine.
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Blow off steam
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To rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.
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Don’t take it personally when he shouts like that. He’s just blowing off steam.
To rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.
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Don’t take it personally when he shouts like that. He’s just blowing off steam.
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Blow one's load
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blow one's load (third-person singular simple present blows one's load, present participle blowing one's load, simple past blew one's load, past participle blown one's load)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar or slang) To ejaculate; to cum.
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blow one's load (third-person singular simple present blows one's load, present participle blowing one's load, simple past blew one's load, past participle blown one's load)
1. (idiomatic, vulgar or slang) To ejaculate; to cum.
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Blow one's stack
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blow one's stack
1. (idiomatic) To become extremely upset or angry.
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blow one's stack
1. (idiomatic) To become extremely upset or angry.
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Blow one's top
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blow one's top
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be explosively angry. To lose one's temper
? When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.
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blow one's top
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) to be explosively angry. To lose one's temper
? When my dad found out I had failed the exams, he just blew his top.
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Blow one's wad
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blow one's wad
1. (idiomatic) To spend all of one's money.
2. (idiomatic) To expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.
3. (idiomatic, vulgar) to ejaculate
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blow one's wad
1. (idiomatic) To spend all of one's money.
2. (idiomatic) To expend all of one's resources or efforts; to express all the arguments or ideas which one has.
3. (idiomatic, vulgar) to ejaculate
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Blow out of proportion
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blow out of proportion
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
? I don't think we need to blow it out of proportion. There's a problem, and we should fix it.
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blow out of proportion
1. (transitive, idiomatic) To overreact to or overstate; to treat too seriously or be overly concerned with.
? I don't think we need to blow it out of proportion. There's a problem, and we should fix it.
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Blow over
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blow over
1. To blow on something causing it to topple.
? The wind blew over the pole.
2. To be knocked down by wind.
? The tree blew over in the storm.
3. (idiomatic) To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.
? They huddled, waiting for the storm to blow over.
? You cannot simply wait for a problem like that to blow over.
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blow over
1. To blow on something causing it to topple.
? The wind blew over the pole.
2. To be knocked down by wind.
? The tree blew over in the storm.
3. (idiomatic) To pass naturally; to go away; to settle or calm down.
? They huddled, waiting for the storm to blow over.
? You cannot simply wait for a problem like that to blow over.
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Blow sky high
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blow sky high
1. (idiomatic) To totally destroy and cause to explode
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blow sky high
1. (idiomatic) To totally destroy and cause to explode
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Blow smoke
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blow smoke
1. (idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
? Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?
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blow smoke
1. (idiomatic) To speak with a lack of credibility, sense, purpose, or truth; to speak nonsense.
? Are these "statistics" they cite verifiable, or are they just blowing smoke, trying to scare people?
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Blow someone out of the water
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blow someone out of the water
1. (idiomatic) To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.
? With a garden hose, you can blow your opponent out of the water, if he only has a squirt gun.
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blow someone out of the water
1. (idiomatic) To trounce; to defeat someone thoroughly, at a game or in battle.
? With a garden hose, you can blow your opponent out of the water, if he only has a squirt gun.
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Blow someone's mind
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blow someone's mind
1. (idiomatic) To astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.
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blow someone's mind
1. (idiomatic) To astonish someone, to flabbergast someone.
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Blow the lid off
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blow the lid off
1. (idiomatic) To uncover (a secret or scandal)
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blow the lid off
1. (idiomatic) To uncover (a secret or scandal)
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Blow the whistle
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When you report an illegal or socially-harmful activity to the authorities, and give information about those responsible for it, you blow the whistle or you are a whistle-blower.
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group.
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He refused to blow the whistle on his boss for fear of losing his job.
When you report an illegal or socially-harmful activity to the authorities, and give information about those responsible for it, you blow the whistle or you are a whistle-blower.
To disclose information to the public or to appropriate authorities concerning the illegal or socially harmful actions of a person or group.
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He refused to blow the whistle on his boss for fear of losing his job.
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Blow this pop stand
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blow this pop stand
1. (idiomatic, informal) To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.
? I'm bored out of my mind, let's blow this pop stand.
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blow this pop stand
1. (idiomatic, informal) To exit or remove oneself from a less than exciting location or environment.
? I'm bored out of my mind, let's blow this pop stand.
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Blow this popsicle stand
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blow this popsicle stand
1. (US, idiomatic, humorous) To leave an establishment speedily.
? Well, we've been at this bar for two hours; let's blow this popsicle stand and go to the nightclub.
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blow this popsicle stand
1. (US, idiomatic, humorous) To leave an establishment speedily.
? Well, we've been at this bar for two hours; let's blow this popsicle stand and go to the nightclub.
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Blow to kingdom come
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blow to kingdom come
1. (idiomatic) To totally destroy; to wipe out
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blow to kingdom come
1. (idiomatic) To totally destroy; to wipe out
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Blow up in face
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When working on a plan or project, if it suddenly goes wrong or fails, it blows up in your face.
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He accepted to organize the trip, but it blew up in his face when the airline company went on strike.
When working on a plan or project, if it suddenly goes wrong or fails, it blows up in your face.
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He accepted to organize the trip, but it blew up in his face when the airline company went on strike.
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Blow up in one's face
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blow up in one's face
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To fail disastrously.
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blow up in one's face
1. (intransitive, idiomatic) To fail disastrously.
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Blow your top
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If you blow your top, you suddenly become very angry.
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When my mother saw the state of the house after the party, she blewher top!
If you blow your top, you suddenly become very angry.
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When my mother saw the state of the house after the party, she blewher top!
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Blow-by-blow
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blow-by-blow (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Detailing every action or occurrence completely.
? He gave a blow-by-blow account of the entire trip.
blow-by-blow (plural blow-by-blows)
1. (idiomatic) An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.
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blow-by-blow (not comparable)
1. (idiomatic) Detailing every action or occurrence completely.
? He gave a blow-by-blow account of the entire trip.
blow-by-blow (plural blow-by-blows)
1. (idiomatic) An account, description, or commentary including every detail of the action or event.
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Blue around the gills
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If a person looks blue around gills, (or green or pale) they look unwell or sick.
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You should sit down. You look a bit blue around the gills.
If a person looks blue around gills, (or green or pale) they look unwell or sick.
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You should sit down. You look a bit blue around the gills.
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Blue around the gills (also: green or pale)
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If a person looks blue around gills, they look unwell or sick.
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You should sit down. You look a bit blue around the gills.
If a person looks blue around gills, they look unwell or sick.
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You should sit down. You look a bit blue around the gills.
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Blue chamber
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blue chamber (plural blue chambers)
1. (idiomatic) A forbidden room.
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blue chamber (plural blue chambers)
1. (idiomatic) A forbidden room.
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Blue chip company
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This term refers to a company with a solid reputation for the quality of its products and the stability of its growth and earnings.
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It's usually safe to invest in a blue chip company.
This term refers to a company with a solid reputation for the quality of its products and the stability of its growth and earnings.
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It's usually safe to invest in a blue chip company.
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Blue devils
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blue devils (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) low spirits; depression
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blue devils (plural only)
1. (idiomatic) low spirits; depression
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Blue in the face
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If you do something until you are blue in the face, you try unsuccessfully to do something for a very long time.
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I explained the situation until I was blue in the face but she wouldn't change her mind.
If you do something until you are blue in the face, you try unsuccessfully to do something for a very long time.
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I explained the situation until I was blue in the face but she wouldn't change her mind.
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Blue moon
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a blue moon (plural blue moons)
1. (rare) The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.
2. (archaic) Something absurd.
3. (obsolete) The third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.
4. (idiomatic) (by extension) A long time.
5. A flavor of sweet ice cream that is po
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a blue moon (plural blue moons)
1. (rare) The moon tinted towards blue as it appears in the sky, caused by dust or smoke in the atmosphere.
2. (archaic) Something absurd.
3. (obsolete) The third full moon in a quarter that contains four rather than the usual three full moons.
4. (idiomatic) (by extension) A long time.
5. A flavor of sweet ice cream that is po
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Blue movie
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blue movie (plural blue movies)
1. (idiomatic) a pornographic film
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blue movie (plural blue movies)
1. (idiomatic) a pornographic film
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